Day 41 - 6 October 2012

Pat Tillman Memorial USO

I'm surprised I woke up when the alarm went off this morning. I think I got just over 3 1/2 hours of sleep; maybe a little more. I was getting around and Meagan was urging me to hurry up! Emma said she was ready for bed, but Meagan told her I was going to be on the computer soon. So, I hustled around as fast as I could!

I got to do the night, night stuff with Emma. She's so cute when she does it. It's crazy to see her getting so big and talking so much clearer with me here. Perhaps talking to Daddy on the computer helps her some! Taylor got on and told me about his day. Then, he and Emma showed me their ninja karate skill! It was too cute!

After talking to Meagan and the kiddos, I went back to my room to get my laundry together and finish packing a few things. I loaded all my stuff up, walked over to the laundry tent, only to be reminded it is Saturday...they only do linens on Saturday. Heck, I didn't even know what day it was, let alone Saturday! So, I hauled my laundry back to my room and headed to the office.

 Called and confirmed I am flying today. I'm excited, because this is my first "easy" flight...no waiting around for the time to come. When I got to the plane, they told me to find a spot...we had a full load. Then, the aircraft commander came and said, "Is that all you have?" I told him yes and he moved me up to the galley! It was the coolest plane ride EVER! It was great, too, considering I am flying flags for some friends and Meagan!

Got out here to troubleshoot our system. I was able to run through everything the manufacturer wanted me to, but I really didn't get any information back. So, the guys want me to try calling them after dinner. Not headed back until sometime tomorrow.

Dinner was decent. I made a club sandwich with pita bread and put it in the grill press. Turned out pretty good. I also had some egg rolls, Asian noodles, Italian-style pasta salad, and macaroni salad. I had a couple of cans of V8, which were pretty good. The blueberry-pomegranate and strawberry-banana ones are pretty good!


Went back in to make my phone call and found out they could not be reached. In my opinion, this system is just flat broken. However, I do understand that we need to run tests and things on it, since it is a new system...so-to-speak. They haven't been around that long; so, if they can identify the root cause, perhaps we can prevent it or work it better in the future. With that line of thinking, my work here is not a lost cause...

Hung out at the office here until a little after 2300 and now back at my room. I need to get some sleep so I can talk to the family in the morning. Night all...God bless!